Cryptopia starts the year with a hack

Crypto-purse Cryptopia New Zealand has announced the piracy of its system. The news was posted on Twitter followed by a letter of apology on the termination of its maintenance activities. This is the first crypto-purse piracy for 2019.

Cryptopia in a bad patch

Cryptopia is a medium-sized platform that works in the exchange of small-cap altcoins . Previously, its notoriety was celebrated in 2017 following the enormous flows that it recorded but shortly after, it was quickly abandoned.

Cryptopia suffered an attack that resulted in many losses, according to its publication. Although no expertise has been provided, it appears that the damage is substantial, enough to suspend all deposit and withdrawal activities. We would talk about about $ 11 million in loss.

In maintenance until damage assessment

Like all victims of hacking, the platform has taken the necessary steps to assess the losses. Also, Cryptopia will only be accessible after expertise. She announces:

“Cryptopia suffered a security breach that caused significant losses. When the Staff noticed, the crypto-purse was put in maintenance while we assessed the damage. The team then informed and involved the different government agencies. “